Preparation - 3Com ACCESSBUILDER 4000 Installation Manual

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Should any of these special circumstances apply to your situation,
information about performing the software configuration using the
command-line interface is provided in the AccessBuilder Command Line
Interface Quick Reference, part number 09-0208-000, and the optional
AccessBuilder Configuration Guide, part number 09-0962-000, and the
AccessBuilder Administrator's Guide, part number 09-0963-000. You can
obtain a copy of these guides through your normal 3Com ordering channel.
Be sure to read the Release Notes included in this package. They contain
important late-breaking information about this software release of which
you should be aware.
Briefly, the basic categories of information you will need to obtain before
actually performing an installation are:
1 Modem/TA compatibility. Verify that the modems/terminal adapters you
intend to use with the AccessBuilder 4000's WAN ports are compatible with
the unit. In the case of an ISDN application, be sure to your phone company
has furnished you will all necessary line provisioning information.
2 User list. Determine all required information for each of the remote users
who will be calling into the AccessBuilder 4000.
3 Network basics. You will need to know your network protocol (IP or IPX),
the address that will be assigned to the AccessBuilder 4000 and your
Transcend management workstation, and the address of your SNMP
management station (if used).
4 AccessBuilder 4000 management method. Methods include:
using Transcend AccessBuilder Manager on a Windows® PC over the
network (recommended method),
using Transcend AccessBuilder Manager on a Windows® PC running
the AccessBuilder Remote Client software over a modem into one of the
AccessBuilder's asynchronous ports,
using a third-party network management application, such as HP
OpenView, IBM's NetView, etc., in conjunction with the AccessBuilder
MIB (supplied),
using the AccessBuilder's command line user interface through the
local console port, remotely through a modem on the console port, or
by using telnet over the network.